Exercise :: Obituary - Latest Current Affairs
- Obituary - Latest Current Affairs
| 1. | Mohamed Morsi, the first democratically-elected President of this nation passed away recently. |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Egypt's first democratically-elected President Mohamed Morsi was buried on June 18, 2019 amid heavy security in Cairo, a day after his collapse and death during a court session. Rights groups have called for an independent and transparent probe into the detention conditions and death of the former leader.
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| 2. | R V Janakiraman, who passed away recently, was the former Chief Minister of which state/UT? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: R V Janakiraman (79), the former Puducherry Chief Minister and senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader, has passed away in Puducherry on 10th June 2019. He began his career as a taxi driver and later went on to become a fleet operator before foraying into politics. He was the Chief Minister between 1996 and 2000, heading the coalition government of DMK and the Tamil Maanila Congress. Mr. Janakiraman became the Chief Minister in 1996 and represented the Nellithope Assembly constituency for five consecutive times.
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| 3. | Noted comedian and actor, Crazy Mohan passed away recently. He belongs to which state? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Tamil writer, comedian and actor, Crazy Mohan,who was also an Kalaimamani awardee, was known for his witty one-liners passed away in Chennai. Crazy Mohan's first film was K Balachander's Poikkal Kudhirai for which he wrote the dialogues.
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| 4. | Name the veteran bollywood actor who passed away on June 10, 2019. |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Girish Karnad, veteran bollywood and theatre personality, died on June 10, 2019 in Bengaluru. He was 81. Girish Karnad was a recipient of the 1998 Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honour conferred in India. One of his latest famous movies was Salman Khan starrer Tiger Zinda Hai as Raw Chief Dr. Shenoy. He served as director of the Film and Television Institute of India (1974-1975) and chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the National Academy of the Performing Arts (1988-93).
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| 5. | Champions League football Architect Lennart Johansson Passes away recently. He belongs to which country |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Lennart Johansson, who oversaw the introduction of the Champions League during a 17-year reign as president of European soccer's governing body, has died. He was 89. Johansson led UEFA from 1990-2007 and was eventually beaten in a presidential election by former France great Michel Platini.
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